Boston-area native JuneLyfe (Retrospek) spoke with DJ Eclipse about his beginnings recording music as an emcee for 20+ years. He spoke on his early days as a singer, later transitioning into battle rapping, and forming the Hip Hop group Retrospek along with emcee SPNDA and…
Interviews
Ran Reed talks Still Commanding Respect album
Paterson, NJ producer/emcee Ran Reed has released his latest solo album, Still Commanding Respect. Making his introduction in 1999 with “The Introduction” featuring Cella Dwellas, Ran followed up in 2012 with the compilation album, Respect The Architect 1992-1998, collaborating with producer Nick Wiz. Still Commanding…
K-Born talks I Am My Community, Teddy Riley, & The Classical Two
K-Born is a pioneer of 80s Hip Hop from the group The Classical Two. In 1987, K and his partner L.A. Bru released the song “New Generation”, produced by Teddy Riley. In recent years, K-Born has shifted his focus on helping community members in need…
D.V. Alias Khryst talks Non Phixion and being an indie artist
Brooklyn native D.V. Alias Khryst come to RIOC to chat with DJ Eclipse about his upcoming project, scheduled for release later in 2017. D.V. also goes into depth about his career and the reason for his intelligence and business acumen having an impact on the…
DJ Illegal talks Goon Bap album by Snowgoons
DJ Illegal is front man of the most popular Hip Hop producer collective from Germany, the Snowgoons. Celebrating their 10-year anniversary since the group’s first release, Snowgoons have released Goon Bap, their latest effort to revive the 90s with some of Hip Hop’s most legendary…
D.V. Alias Khryst on recording “Lights Out” with Redman
Brooklyn emcee and singer/songwriter D.V. Alias Khryst shares a story with DJ Eclipse on the lengths he went through to get Redman on a track. Back in the 90s at Def Jam, D.V. would see Redman all the time and discuss working together. Instead of…
Paradise Grey: “Big Daddy Kane was the greatest Hip Hop performer”
When The Awesome 2 had their radio show on 105.9 WHBI in the late 1980s, Paradise Grey was the man behind the request line. He remembers Big Daddy Kane calling up the show every night at 15 years old to request his favorite songs. Teddy…
Venomous2000 talks Sounds Of The Great Ones album
Venomous2000 is a long-time emcee, videographer, and artists from New Jersey. He linked up with Trilian, a producer from Serbia and ended up recording a full album together called Sounds Of The Great Ones. The project was a year in the making, but the two…
Paradise Grey remembers Latin Quarter with PMD, O.C., & DJ Eclipse
Claude “Paradise” Gray joined DJ Eclipse up at Rap Is Outta Control to talk about his history as the host and entertainment manager for Manhattan’s night club, Latin Quarter. He played a major role in booking much of the talent as far as who’s who…
PMD (EPMD) announces new album Business Mentality
PMD from the legendary Long Island crew EPMD has graced the studio in Sirius XM to speak with DJ Eclipse. PMD has been recording a solo album Business Mentality that is set to release Summer 2017. He talks about having fun in the vocal booth…